USF - SKKU Joint Research Conference (IN-PERSON)

Please join the University of South Florida and Sungkyunkwan University faculty virtually or in-person for a private presentation to learn about their research and the future of fintech accounting.

These events are hybrid, and will be held in person on Tuesday, January 13, 1-3 p.m. in BSN 225 and again on Wednesday, Janaury 14, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in BSN 221 (lunch will be provided). Each day will feature different research presentations, see the schedule below.

If you would like to attend virtually, please register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1978156382992?aff=oddtdtcreator

Schedule:

Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Session 1, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Chair: Kyojik Song

• Byung Hwa Lim, “Bounded Rationality, Reinforcement Learning, and Market Efficiency”
• Matthew Son, “What if Option Closing Prices were Trustworthy? A Machine Learning Approach”
• Meng Wang, "Visual Information and AI Divide: Evidence from Corporate Executive Presentations"

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Session 2, 10:30 a.m. – noon

Chair: Christos Pantzalis

• Da-Hea Kim, “Conditional Expected Returns on Individual Stocks with and without Intertemporal Hedging”
• Jared Williams, "Is the Quiet Period Quiet? Broker Geography and Retail Investor Activity around IPOs"

Lunch at Muma College of Business, noon – 1:00 p.m .

Session 3, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.

Chair: Jong Chool Park

• Chihoon Cho, “MD&A Pre- and Post-EDGAR”
• Dan Bradley, "Marketing Stocks to Retail Investors: The Capital Market Consequences of External Investor Relations Engagements"

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